PRCC student wins Coca-Cola scholarship

Press Release Archive

POPLARVILLE - A Pearl River Community College student has a received a prestigious scholarship through Phi Theta Kappa.Gineca Garriga of Catahoula received the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarship for the spring 2012 semester.I was shocked and excited, she said about the $1,000 award.Garriga is a sophomore who plans to major in chemical engineering at Mississippi State University after graduating from PRCC.She is secretary-treasurer of the Iota Mu PTK chapter on the Poplarville campus.Coca-Cola awards up to 180 Leaders of Promise scholarships annually to community college students.